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There are 41 prize categories being fought over at the 43rd annual Juno Awards. Thankfully for our sake, however, only six of these prizes will be up for grabs on Sunday night, when the award gala goes live to air from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg (CTV at 9 p.m. Toronto time). The rest were handed out Saturday night over cocktails and speeches at the swanky annual Juno Gala dinner.

Here’s a handy primer on which musicians we expect (or hope) to prevail Sunday over their fellow Canadian nominees for five top titles. The sixth is the Fan Choice Award, so we’ll leave that one to you.

Who will win: Michael Bublé. He’s like catnip to the Junos. Whenever he’s nominated, the dude just sweeps in and gathers up trophy after trophy. Plus, the man moves a lot of units and this category always seems suspiciously judged on sales — hence Bublé’s controversial Album of the Year win in 2012 for Christmas, a feat that seemed to embarrass even him.

Who should win: Drake. Serena Ryder and 2011 Album of the Year victors Arcade Fire are strong contenders in terms of quality, but Drake is a rap superstar making acclaimed records that sell bucketloads while consistently challenging the mainstream-hip-hop status quo. He keeps getting snubbed by the Junos, too. Throw the guy a bone.

The dark horse: Céline Dion. It’s been awhile, and the Junos did love her so back in the day. . .

Who will win: Tegan & Sara. This boils down to a fight between the Quin twins and the Arcade Fire. Both “Closer” and “Reflektor” are huge tunes and number among the finest singles of 2013, but the former was Tegan & Sara’s passport to a genuine mainstream crossover south of the border and the Junos love to celebrate commercial achievement. That might give them a wee edge.

Who should win: Arcade Fire. I wish “Reflektor” and “Closer” could tie, to be honest, but the Arcade Fire’s comeback hit is eight minutes of delirious, DFA-streaked disco glory and still makes my pulse quicken nearly seven months later.

The dark horse: Classified. “Inner Ninja,” blessed with a catchier-than-hell appearance by East Coast folkie-turned-“hook girl” David Myles on the chorus, is a hip-hop tune your rap-hating mom can love. Don’t count it out.

Who will win: Arcade Fire. Again, this is looking like a fight between newly minted cross-border chart-toppers Tegan & Sara and Montreal’s most famous indie-rock export. It seems sensible that the Arcade Fire will get something in one of the major categories at this year’s Juno Awards, and this is the logical spot for it to happen. They did have a very good year, what with Reflektor hitting No. 1 in multiple territories. Surely some acknowledgement awaits.

Who should win: Arcade Fire. I know it’s the predictable thing to say, but — all pretension and self-importance aside — they’re really very good at what they do and somehow they’ve managed to become one of the biggest rock bands on the planet while doing it.

The dark horse: Walk Off the Earth. A somewhat puzzling grassroots (read: “viral”) success story with a surprisingly faithful following. They could sneak this one.

Who will win: July Talk. This co-ed Toronto quintet seems to have the support of a lot of fairly important movers and shakers within the Canadian music industry. I’m guessing the fix is in, as it were.

Who should win: A Tribe Called Red. The Ottawa DJ/producer trio gained a lot of momentum last year — and landed a spot on the Polaris Music Prize shortlist for Nation II Nation, to boot — and the buzz is starting to seep beyond the Canadian borders. Plus, Tribe’s mix of swaggering hip-hop, low-slung techno and First Nations “powwow” sounds is both utterly original and badass.

The dark horse: Courage My Love. Like July Talk, the Kitchener-based sister act also has some powerful friends in the industry who’ve been grooming it for a leap to the “next level” for some time. Plus, Born Ruffians are likely too weird for the Junos and I have no idea what an Autumn Hill is.

Who will win: Henry “Cirkut” Walter. The expat-Canadian songwriter, producer and right-hand man to hitmaker Dr. Luke showed a deft hand with a pop hook on three of the biggest international singles of the past year. That’s not likely to go unnoticed.

Who should win: Tegan and Sara. I’m basically just picking one at random here because all the nominees are fairly deserving of the Songwriter of the Year title. The tunes on last year’s Heartthrob were delicious, delicious ear candy, though, and among the strongest and most purely pleasurable the Quin sisters have ever written. It takes serious chops to come up with bubblegum this smart and respectable.

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